All Obituaries

Lorraine H. Banton, age 90, of Farmville and formerly of Powhatan, passed away on Monday, February 4th, 2019, at the Woodland in Farmville.   Her devoted nieces Sheila Mabey and Kim Spillman were by her side.   Lorraine, affectionately known as Lolo by her family, was born in Buckingham County on March 28, 1928 to the late Rees Jeff Huddleston and Annie Pearl Huddleston and was the wife of the late Garnett Banton.   In addition to her parents and husband, she...

Ralph Oscar Chenault, 85, of Buckingham, passed away peacefully January 28, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jean Thomas Chenault; daughter, Tina Marie Chenault, of Mt. Dora, Florida; grandson, Dustin J. Clark of Ft. Collins, Colorado; two sisters-in-law, Jean Carol Chenault of Appomattox and Gale Thomas of New Canton; brother-in-law, Keith Thomas of Chesterfield; son-in-law, Walter Scott of Chesterfield; and many nieces and nephews. He was...

Thomas Harold “Tennie” Hudgins, 83, of New Canton, died January 27, 2019. He was born May 8, 1935, a son of the late Asa Howard and Blanche Stinson Hudgins.   He was a retired equipment operator for Dominion Power.  He was a U. S. Army veteran.  He is survived by his wife, Jean Rowan Hudgins, two sons, Terry Wayne Hudgins and his wife, Ellen and Ron Douglas Hudgins and his wife, Kim; three grandchildren, Taylor, Thomas and Jesse Hudgins; sister, Anne H. Shaw...

Violet Basnight Smith, 84, of Dillwyn passed away on January 18, 2019.  She was born August 15, 1934 in Princess Anne County to the late James Allen Sr. and Maggie Smith Basnight.  Violet was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Burwell Shepard Smith, Sr.  Violet is survived by her son, Burwell (Tad) Shepard Smith, Jr., daughter-in-law, Adela Cristina and grandson, Martin Salazar Smith.  Violet leaves behind many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends of...

Teodoro Ramos-Mendez, 72, of Buckingham, died January 11, 2019 in Richmond.  He was born November 7, 1946 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, a son of Teodoro Ramos-Lopez and the late Felicta Ramos-Mendez.  Teddy was an active member of Levittown Church of Christ in Puerto Rico for more than 30 years. He was self- employed as a private detective, body guard and security consultant. Teddy was a proud Puerto Rican statesman and proudly served his country honorably as a Sergeant in the U. S....

Dorothy Woodfin Shumaker, 70, of Dillwyn passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019.  Dorothy was born March 13, 1948, the daughter of the late Ray and Sarah Woodfin.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Douglas Shumaker and daughter, Kimberly Shumaker.  She is also preceded in death by her brother, William Woodfin and sister, Peggy Woodfin Scott.     Dorothy is survived by her sons, Allen, Raymond, Bradley, and...

William Daniel “Willie” Sharp, 88, of Dillwyn passed away January 9, 2019.  He was born October 24, 1930, the son of the late Warren Daniel Sharp and Agnes Poe Sharp.  He served his county in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict.  He worked for the City of Richmond and the Department of Corrections in Goochland and Buckingham.  He retired from Buckingham Correctional Center. He is survived by his sister, Lorene Sharp Huddleston and husband, Joe; two...

Roy Roosevelt Ayers, 86, of Dillwyn passed peacefully on January 7, 2019.  He was born November 8, 1932 in Buckingham County, a son of the late James and Maggie LeSueur Ayers.  Roy was the husband of the late Mary Allen Ayers. Roy retired from Froehling & Robertson with over 30 years of service. He then began Ayers & Ayers.  Roy was a hard worker and was continuously on the move, whether it be looking after his cattle, cutting, raking or baling hay, mowing the grass;...

Louise Call Bailey, 75, of Buckingham died January 3, 2018.  She was born February 5, 1943 in Buckingham County, a daughter of the late George W. Call and Mable Call.   Louise was a hard worker, whether cleaning house, ironing, cooking, child care or elder care; she touched many lives in the county.  Louise is survived by a son, Jack D. Bailey, Jr.; two daughters, Brenda West and Lisa Elgin; two sisters, Florence Banton and Shirley Flowers; eight grandsons, Chris Bailey,...

Kathleen Bryant Jones, 82, of New Canton passed unexpectedly on January 2, 2019.  She was born November 15, 1936, a daughter of the late Richard and Verna Stinson Bryant.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, B. LeRoy Jones.  Kathleen was an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, serving in various capacities, including WMU and Property and Grounds Committee. She is survived by five children, Sharon White, Calvin Jones (Bobbie Jo), Lin Jones (Brenda), Troy...